Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives at the World Economic Forum.
Background information
Born (1961-08-07) 7 August 1961
Santa Marta, Colombia
Genres Vallenato, cumbia, porro, champeta, rock, pop latino, bambuco, dance-pop
Occupation(s) Recording artist, composer and actor
Years active 1978–present
Labels FM Discos Y Cintas (1986)
Sony Music (1987–1992) / (2013–present)
Sonolux / Gaira Música Local (Colombia) (1993–2004)
Polygram (1993–1996)
EMI/Virgin Records (1997–2011)
Associated acts Rafael Escalona
Juanes
Hora Local
Aterciopelados
Bloque de Búsqueda (banda)
Sidestepper
Michel Teló, Ricardo Arjona
Website carlosvives.com,

Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, composer and actor.

Biography

Carlos Vives was born on 7 August 1961[1] in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, where he spent his first 12 years of life. At that age, he and his family moved to Bogotá in search of a better life. They lived with Diego Martínez and his family. He enrolled in Jorge Tadeo Lozano University and holds a publicist degree from the university. In Bogota, he also acquired a taste for rock, getting involved in the local music scene, and started playing in bars and cafés around the city.

1982–1989

In 1982, Vives began acting in a number of shows and telenovelas including "Pequeños Gigantes" (Little Giants – 1983) and "Tuyo es Mi Corazón" (Yours is My Heart – 1985). He finally found fame in 1986 by playing the title role of Gallito Ramírez, which told the story of a Colombian Caribbean coast boxer who falls in love with an uptight girl, who was portrayed by his first wife, Margarita Rosa de Francisco. That same year, he released his first album, Por Fuera y Por Dentro. The album, primarily made of ballads, failed to gain any success. In 1987, he released his second ballad album, No Podrás Escapar de Mí. Though the title track reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, the album did not sell well. His next album, Al Centro de la Ciudad, would become his last album to feature synthesizer-romantic ballads. Some of the songs got some attention being featured in telenovelas, but the album, just as its predecessors, failed to gain success.

In 1989, he was offered an acting job in Puerto Rico, and upon moving, he took a break in his music career. He is remembered for his leading roles in the soaps La Otra and Aventurera.[1] He married Herlinda Gómez,[1] his second wife (they have since divorced). Vives would spend his time between Colombia, Miami and the city of Mayagüez, Herlinda's hometown, during his marriage to her.

Since 1991

Carlos Vives

Upon his return to Colombia in 1991, he was offered a TV role that would change his life forever. He was cast in the leading role of a fantasy series based in the life of vallenato composer Rafael Escalona called, not surprisingly, Escalona.[1] He sang the composer's songs in the series, and that's when he retooled his career towards vallenato,[2] gaining national success with the release of the Telenovela's two soundtrack albums, Escalona: Un Canto a la Vida and Escalona: Vol. 2.

In 1993, backed by the band "La Provincia", Vives released the album Clásicos de la Provincia in which he started fusing Vallenato with rock,[1] pop and other Caribbean Colombian ethnic rhythms. This fusion scandalized Vallenato purists. This style of vallenato was a huge success not only in Colombia but all over Latin countries, and the albums' lead single, La Gota Fría, became a hit all over Latin America. Clásicos de la Provincia, won the Billboard Latin Music Awards Best Album and would become a timeless classic in Colombian and Latin American music, introducing Vallenato to both Colombia and the rest of the world.

The follow-up album, La Tierra del Olvido would mark a further step in Vives' desire to fusion rock, funk and pop music with traditional Colombian genres. The album gave Vives classic hits such as the title track, and the up-tempo opening track Pa' Mayte.

His subsequent releases, Tengo Fe (1997), El Amor de Mi Tierra (1999), Déjame Entrar (2001) and El Rock de Mi Pueblo (2004), were all commercially successful and were well received by the critics. In 2002 Carlos Vives' album "Déjame Entrar" won him his first Grammy award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.

In 2009 he released the album Clásicos de la Provincia II, which was sold exclusively in Colombian supermarket chain "Almacenes Éxito." The album saw Vives' return to covering famous Vallenato songs in his own style. It sold massively and the single Las Mujeres received wide radio airplay in all Colombia.

His hits include "Matilde Lina", "La Hamaca Grande", "La gota fría", "Alicia Adorada", "Pa' Mayte", "La Tierra del Olvido", "Tu Amor Eterno", "Fruta Fresca", "Déjame Entrar", "Luna Nueva", "Carito", "Papadio", "Como Tú" and "Décimas Del Parecido" (this last one a tribute to Guillermo Martínez, a Cuban-born radio host who resides in Mayagüez, and for whose program Vives was an occasional master control technician).

Current

In 2012 Carlos Vives began a new era in television and music.

With more than 40 songs written in that year, the new album was released in April 2013 and featured 11 tracks. The first single, "Volví a Nacer", was released in September 2012 and went straight to No. 1 on Billboard. The second single, "Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" featuring Michel Teló was released in late January 2013. Carlos also graced the small screen for all Colombia to see when he joined fellow artists Ricardo Montaner, Fanny Lu, and Andrés Cepeda as one of the coaches for the first season of the vocal competition series phenomenon The Voice Colombia, which premiered October 2012 via Colombian TV network Caracol TV.

Personal life

Vives was married to the famous Colombian actress Margarita Rosa de Francisco in a relationship that was closely followed by the national media. Herlinda Gómez was his second wife with whom he had 2 children: Carlos Enrique Vives and Lucía Vives.[3] He's now married to former Miss Colombia Claudia Elena Vásquez and they have 2 children:[1] Elena Vives, and Pedro Vives. He spends his time between Miami and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and Bogotá.[1]

Discography

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Carlso Vives has won two awards from four nominations.

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 Más + Corazón Profundo Best Tropical Latin Album Won
2014 Corazón Profundo Best Tropical Latin Album Nominated
2005 El Rock de Mi Pueblo Best Latin Pop Album Nominated
2002 Déjame Entrar Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Won

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Carlos Vives has won nine awards from nineteen nominations.

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2000 El Amor de Mi Tierra Album of the Year Nominated
"Fruta Fresca" Record of the Year Nominated
"Fruta Fresca" Song of the Year Nominated
"Fruta Fresca" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
El Amor de Mi Tierra Best Traditional Tropical Album Nominated
"Fruta Fresca" Best Tropical Song Nominated
2002 Déjame Entrar Album of the Year Nominated
"Déjame Entrar" Record of the Year Nominated
"Déjame Entrar" Song of the Year Nominated
Déjame Entrar Best Contemporary Tropical Album Won
"Déjame Entrar" Best Tropical Song Won
"Déjame Entrar" Best Short Form Music Video Nominated
2005 El Rock de Mi Pueblo Best Contemporary Tropical Album Won
"Como Tú" Best Tropical Song Nominated
2009 Pombo Musical (Varios Artistas) Best Latin Children's Album Won
2013 Volví a Nacer Record of the year Won
Corazón Profundo Album of the Year Nominated
Volví a Nacer Song of the Year Won
Corazón Profundo Best Tropical Fusion Album Won
Volví a Nacer Best Tropical Song Won
2014 Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar Record of the year Nominated
El Mar de Sus Ojos Record of the year Nominated
Más Corazón Profundo Album of the Year Nominated
Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar Song of the Year Nominated
Más Corazón Profundo Best Contemporary Tropical Album Won
Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar Best Tropical Song Won

Premios Nuestra Tierra

A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognize outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Carlos Vives has received four awards from eleven nominations.[4]

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2014 "La Foto de los Dos" Best Song of the Year Won
Himself Best Artist of the Year Won
Corazón Profundo Best Album of the Year Won
"Bailar Contigo" Best Tropical Pop Performance of the Year Nominated
"Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" Best Tropical Pop Performance of the Year Nominated
"La Foto de los Dos" Best Tropical Pop Performance of the Year Nominated
Himself Best Tropical Pop Artist of the YearWon
"La Foto de los Dos" Best Music Video Won
Himself Best Mainstream Artist Nominated
"La Foto de los Dos" Best Mainstream Song Nominated
Himself Tweeter of the Year Nominated

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2013 Corazón Profundo World's Best Album Nominated
Carlos Vives World's Best Male Artists Nominated
Carlos Vives World's Best Live Act Nominated

See also

Carlos Vives at an event in the US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 biografías.es, .
  2. ↑ Vallenato.com, .
  3. ↑ lafiscalía.com.
  4. ↑ Premios Nuestra Tierra received to Carlos Vives:

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